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Lieberman, Collins have common sense, group says
Industry group says the pair are important players in the operations and management of federal procurement.
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Budget pressure drives Air Force UAS overhaul
Interoperability will enable fewer personnel, fewer unmanned aircraft to do more, ISR PEO says.
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Air Force takes aim at DART intell system expansion
NCI and partner Raytheon will upgrade the Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System's analysis and reporting capabilities.
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The need for world-class cyber warriors
Recruiting and training effective military cyber specialists requires an innovative approach.
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3 reasons the Air Force is buying fewer UAVs
The Air Force will buy fewer unmanned aerial vehicles, but fly more missions.
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DOD's 2013 budget and the evolution of the defense industry
The defense industrial base may need to adjust its offerings as DOD gives cybersecurity increasing importance.
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Two defense heavyweights vie for Navy tech, C4I tasks
Top tier integrators GDIT and SAIC will provide systems engineering, software and C4I support for the Navy.
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Why did the Navy decide to cancel a key UAS program?
Navy officials offer an explanation for why they decided to cut the Medium-Range Maritime Unmanned Air System program.
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Throwable robot able to peer into the dark
The Army Contracting Command has awarded ReconRobotics a contract for 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits.
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Harris introduces pair of frequency-hopping waveforms
One waveform provides very fast frequency hopping rates while the other delivers improved throughput while frequency hopping.
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Unmanned systems, S&T get the knife in 2013 defense budget
The Air Force seeks to restructure some unmanned aerial programs and science funding is down millions from $12.2 billion in fiscal 2012.
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R&D funding on the rise in 2013 budget proposal
Spending for scientific research and development, including clean energy, bio and nano research and education, would increase under the president's 2013 budget proposal.
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Cybersecurity research feels the love in 2013 budget request
Cybersecurity is identified as a priority for basic research in the president's budget request for fiscal 2013, with large investments proposed for DOD, DHS and NSF.
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DARPA's budget haircut only a light trim
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's $2.8 billion budget would be cut only $1.4 million under the Obama administration's fiscal 2013 budget, less than a half-percentage point drop.
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Budget proposal takes aim at defense IT, force reductions
For the third year in a row, the Defense Department's budget will decrease in 2013, though it's certainly not the only agency feeling the squeeze.
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The future of military comms on the battlefield
New radio and network technologies present opportunities and challenges.
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Navy starts countdown for launch of first MUOS satellite
With the launch its first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite set for the evening of Feb. 16, the Navy is highlighting that ability to provide a tenfold increase in bandwidth and the ability to communicate with warfighters on the move.
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UAV data analysis remains daunting challenge
The Air Force has upwards of 70,000 persons working to process all of the data and footage it is gathering from unmanned aerial vehicles in an effort to detect patterns worth exploiting in the pursuit of insurgents in Afghanistan and other global hot spots.
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Army speeds acquisition of networking equipment
The Army is taking a new battlefield communications approach, which involves service officials holding regular meetings with industry officials to involve them earlier in the acquisition process and testing equipment before major purchases.
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